My neighbourhood team knocked off Barça (u-19)

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Just to see the enthusiasm.

This is the Regional U-19 Cup, quarter finals, against the u-19 B of Barça, which are the younger u-19s, still a premium team. 0-0 after 90 and penalties, last Saturday eve.

My local team is the APA (Parent-Teacher Association) Poble Sec, literally started by the PTA over 20 years ago. My kid played for them, I coached one year. The senior team is in 7th tier, so this is by far the weakest club in the competition. The stadium is just up the hill from where I live, it is actually an extremely small pitch. These u-19s won their division vs clubs in 3rd and 4th tier Spain, and have promoted into the same division as the Barça B u-19s.

 

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They did the draw for semis: my local kids go up against Espanyol u-19s, at home next Sunday. Playing two world class teams in a week, great challenge.